Haunted Hotels

Victorian Lady

Location: Aberdeen (Aberdeenshire) - Amatola Hotel (no longer standing)Type: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: This phantasmal female figure was observed on the lower landing of the hotel. She was said to have been the daughter of one of the former owners of the building.

White Lady

Location: Aberdeen (Aberdeenshire) - Ardoe House HotelType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: 1990?Further Comments: The daughter of a previous owner, this shade is thought to have returned after the girl's suicide.

Naked Man

Location: Aberdeen (Aberdeenshire) - Palace HotelType: Unknown Ghost TypeDate / Time: Early twentieth centuryFurther Comments: This unclothed ghost hammered at the windows of the hotel for the period of a week. When finally spotted and approached, he floated away leaving no footprints in freshly laid snow.

Indian Child

Location: Aberdeen (Aberdeenshire) - White Dove Hotel (no longer standing)Type: Unknown Ghost TypeDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: This young Indian girl manifested and stood by a guest in the hotel who was dying of fever - the nurse who saw the ghost said it had terrible injuries on the neck, so severe that she fainted. When the nurse regained consciousness, the strange little girl had gone and the patient was dead.

Blue Lady

Location: Alfriston (Sussex) - Deans Place HotelType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: 1970sFurther Comments: Believed to have been murdered on the site, a woman dressed in blue has been observed on the landing. A dog is also said to haunt the car park outside the building.

Soldier

Location: Alnmouth (Northumberland) - Schooner HotelType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: 2000sFurther Comments: Named the county's most haunted hotel by the 'Poltergeist Society', the building is home to a phantom soldier, a small child, a chicken, ghostly whispers, and the sounds of someone screaming.

Burnt Dog

Location: Alton (Hampshire) - Crown Hotel, High StreetType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: Mid 1990sFurther Comments: A phantom dog reportedly haunts the hotel, where it was kicked to death by a drunken customer. Some say that a white (or grey) woman also glides around inside the building; the girl was a kitchen maid who was murdered in the hotel. Finally, the ghost of an old man haunts room number three.

Emily

Location: Amberley (Sussex) - Amberley Castle HotelType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: Early twentieth centuryFurther Comments: This teenager is seen in and around the kitchen area of the hotel - the stories say she died shortly after having an affair with a bishop.

Maid

Location: Amersham (Buckinghamshire) - Crown HotelType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: Dressed in an old fashioned uniform, this grey ghost is thought to be a former maid. She has been known to pack guest's suitcases for them!

Soldier

Location: Amesbury (Wiltshire) - George HotelType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: A soldier from World War One is reputed to haunt this site, and the sound of horses trotting can occasionally be heard from the courtyard outside.

Location: Andover (Hampshire) - White Hart HotelType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: Twentieth century onwardsFurther Comments: This figure apparently haunts the upper regions of the building (particularly Rooms 14 and 20), though at least one sighting has her wearing dark green. The bar area is home to two misty figures.

Lady in Red

Location: Arringron (Cambridgeshire) - Hardwick Arms hotel , Ermine StreetType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: 1980s onwardsFurther Comments: A lady in red is reputed to haunt a guest room, while a monk is said to manifest by the fireplace next to the bar. Poltergeist-like activities have also been reported in the dining room.

Rattling in Kitchen

Location: Arundel (Sussex) - Norfolk Arms HotelType: PoltergeistDate / Time: 1980sFurther Comments: This playful spirit would turn on and off electrical items, and push kitchen items off work surfaces. Some people have also reported a semi naked man running around the building.

Eliza Kleininger

Location: Ascot (Berkshire) - Berystede HotelType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: Unknown, post-1886Further Comments: Eliza, aka the blue lady, was a French maid who died in a fire which consumed the original house that stood on the site. She was said to have run back into the burning building to save precious jewellery belonging to her mistress.

Eliza Kleininger

Location: Ascot (Berkshire) - Berystede Hotel, Bagshot Road - Rooms 306, 361, 362Type: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: Twentieth centuryFurther Comments: Killed in the 1886 fire that destroyed most of the building, Eliza has returned to hunt for the jewellery lost in the blaze.

Location: Ashby de la Zouch (Leicestershire) - Queen's Head HotelType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: 2000s?Further Comments: Several staff at the hotel have reported seeing a strange tall man dressed in dark clothing. He is said to emanate an evil presence.

Smoky Woman

Location: Ashby de la Zouch (Leicestershire) - Royal HotelType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: Mid 1980sFurther Comments: A guest at this hotel felt his hair stand on end just prior to encountering an opaque smoky female form which stood in front of the bathroom door.

Mad Jack

Location: Atcham (Shropshire) - Mytton and Mermaid HotelType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: 30 September (reoccurring)Further Comments: John 'Mad Jack' Mytton was a local eccentric who lived with 2000 dogs and 60 cats while drinking six bottles of port per day. His money eventually ran out and he died in a debtors prison. However, once a year on his birthday, his ghost is reputed to visit the hotel that has now taken his name.

Murdered Man

Location: Attercliffe (Yorkshire) - Station HotelType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: This hotel is reputedly haunted by a man who was knifed to death back in the days when the building was actually three cottages.

John Lee

Location: Aylesbury (Buckinghamshire) - Hartwell House HotelType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: A former owner of the establishment, Lee is still reported in the library and garden.

Richard Andrews

Location: Aylsham (Norfolk) - Black Boys HotelType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: Generally credited as being the first innkeeper, Andrews was killed during a fight with a member of the New Model Army. He was buried on the site and is said to haunt it.

Grey Lady

Location: Baginton (West Midlands) - Old Mill House hotelType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: This phantom is said to be more likely heard than seen; her voice has been heard in the restaurant.